The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

City Councilors to move on Moss Urban Village renewal project

KRISTEN EAST July 19, 2013

The Iowa City City Council will likely move forward with plans for the Moss Green Urban Village project. The city councilors will consider approval of an amendment to the project on July 23. Amendment...

Man charged after smashing car taillights with glass bottle while naked

KRISTEN EAST July 19, 2013

A local man has been charged after he allegedly smashed the taillights of a car with a glass bottle while naked. Sean Flaherty, 42, was charged Wednesday with third-degree criminal mischief after officers...

Woman charged with first-degree arson

KRISTEN EAST July 19, 2013

A Carter Lake, Iowa, woman has been charged after she allegedly set a fire using gasoline in an apartment building. Nicole Kramer, 25, was charged on Jan. 29, 2011, with first-degree arson. According...

Local retailers participating in Thanksgiving in July food drive

KRISTEN EAST July 19, 2013

Downtown Iowa City retailers will collect nonperishable food items this weekend for the 15th Annual Thanksgiving in July Community-Wide Food Drive. Those who donate food will be entered in a raffle to...

Iowa City police welcome new officer

KRISTEN EAST July 19, 2013

The Iowa City police recently welcomed a new officer to the force. Dustin Carolan was officially welcomed to the Police Department on Monday during a swearing-in ceremony at City Hall. Carolan, 30,...

Stanley Hall to feature new bathrooms

ROBERT CROZIER July 19, 2013

The ongoing Stanley Hall renovations mark the final step in an effort to modernize dormitory bathrooms on campus stretching back 15 years, but this is only the first of three summers the current project...

City looking to amend 500-foot spacing ordinance

KRISTEN EAST July 19, 2013

The story of bars closing has become a familiar narrative in downtown Iowa City since officials passed several ordinances targeting the growth of drinking establishments. But city officials now say one...

BenchMarks wraps up second public art chapter

QUENTIN MISIAG July 19, 2013

A typewriter spilling over letters of the alphabet. The lone brush streaking a sea of vibrant colors. Or a still image of a man sprawled out reading a book. To the casual passerby, these ideas, literally...

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